This isn't supposed to happen .....

Well we're making progress. I followed your instructions. I am impressed with the printer/scanner driver install. Nothing to download! The problem is mostly resolved. I tested several pdf files and they all printed. A Numbers table printed. An envelope in Pages printed.

However a bank statement pdf is still troublesome. It is printing the middle of each page, like an envelope is selected. I triple checked the paper selection in the printer and regular old 8.5x11 paper is selected and in the tray. I downloaded last months bank statement, that I know printed fine last month (I have it in my hands). It's now wonky, like an envelope printing (nothing above or below the central portion. I wonder if it is possible for the bank to issue pdfs that look OK but somehow aren't printing right.

rkaufman87, would you happen to have any ideas about the pdf bank statements from only the one bank that are now printing incorrectly, even those from prior months that previously printed properly? To test I printed a bunch of other pdfs and they all print properly. Pages, Numbers, etc all now print properly. It is only the pdf statements from the one bank, even those that previously printed OK. I only upgraded to Big Sur a couple of weeks ago, after last printing the pdf statement from the one bank. Could that bank be embedding something in their pdfs that Big Sur can't properly handle?

Malware Bytes shows nothing. Here's the Etrecheck report

FYI, I just printed a Pages file from my wife's iMac and printing is fine. So it's local on my iMac

1) R&R black toner cartridge in printer

2) Rebooted both devices

3) Printed a Pages file from my wife's iMac, and it printed fine. This convinces me problem is local to my machine.

FYI, when I print a Numbers table, the cell lines print. So I think it is definitely somehow tied to the font ... which shows set to black.

No luck. I guess I'll save as image for pdfs from this one specific bank. Weird